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    cooling pad for XPS 15 L502x

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by muliksr, Jul 20, 2011.

  1. muliksr

    muliksr Newbie

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    Hi all,

    Just received XPS 15 - i7, 6gb, 1080p, 1gb graphics. It does not get heated much just a bit warm. I have not yet loaded any games though. Do you suggest buying cooling pad for it? If yes, which are ones I should choose from?

    Thanks for listening
     
    muliksr, Jul 20, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    If you don't want to spend a fortune, the NotePal U2/U3 are the best values out there.
     
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    kizh Notebook Consultant

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    my girlfriend's macbook pro from 2008 or so heats up so much, she needs to dissapate that heat. She uses a cooler, doesn't set the laptop down on a bed while working, etc. With my XPS 15 R2, its always cool. The only heat comes out of the exhaust. A cooler is supposed to cool the casing mostly, so in my opinion it is a waste for the XPS 15 (R2 at least from experience)

    This is just my opinion. I have a 6 cell that doesn't even raise the back and seem to do fine on temps.
     
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